Sveinbjörn Teitsson was born in Dalasýsla on February 12, 1875. He died on May 28, 1952 in New Iceland. He took the name Hurdal in the west from Hörðudal in Dalasýsla.
Spouse: October 31, 1903 Fjóla Anna Gísladóttir b. December 6, 1882, d. January 20, 1929 in Riverton. Reverend Rögnvaldur Pétursson, a Unitarian pastor, married them in Winnipeg.
Children: 1. Viewlan Violet b. in Winnipeg June 26, 1905 2. Gísli b. in Selkirk July 25, 1907 3. Marshal Duvenzie b. in Winnipeg Beach March 25, 1911 4. Ida Ágústa b. in Winnipeg March 29, 1913 5. Florence Hólmfríður b. 1917 in Transcona 6. Victor John Hurdell b. in Transcona August 9, 1918.
Sveinbjörn emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba about 1895 and worked as a carpenter. There he met Fjóla Anna who had opened a store. In 1906, they moved to Selkirk and lived there four years, then moved to Winnipeg Beach where they lived almost two years. Around 1912 they moved to Winnipeg and worked in hotel operations at Hotel Fort Rouge, while Sveinbjörn also kept working in carpentry. When World War I began, the hotel operations broke down and the family moved from Winnipeg to Transcona (now part of Winnipeg). Although Sveinbjörn had little experience in farming, they decided to move to Riverton in 1918 and they also bought land in the Isafold Settlement. Sveinbjörn had some livestock but continued to work in carpentry. When Anna fell ill with a serious illness, he divided his time between his farm and his Riverton home.